Further Reading: Related Books and Websites

Websites

War of the Worlds Invasion: the historical perspectivehttp://www.war-ofthe-worlds.co.ukFrom John Gosling, author of Waging the War of the Worlds, and consultant on the American Experience documentary War of the Worlds, this site has information about the book, the radio broadcast, and the popular culture of The War of the Worlds.

wellesnet: the orson welles web resourcehttp://www.wellesnet.com/A source of information about the life, work, and career of Orson Welles. Find news, videos, audio, and photos, as well as additional related links.

Orson Welleshttp://www.orsonwelles.org/A comprehensive biography of Orson Welles includes information about his early life, major projects, famous quotes, political beliefs, and death.

Radiolab: War of the Worldshttp://www.radiolab.org/story/91622-war-of-the-worlds/From WNYC/NPR's Radiolab, this podcast examines The War of the Worlds and the power of mass media to create panic. Listen to stories about hoaxes broadcast in Santiago, Chile, and Buffalo, New York, as well as a 1949 rendition in Quito, Ecuador, where a translation of Welles' broadcast resulted in a riot that burned down the radio studio, killing at least seven people.

Books

Brown, Robert J. Manipulating The Ether: The Power of Broadcast Radio in Thirties America. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2004.

Campbell, W. Joseph. Getting It Wrong: Ten of the Greatest Misreported Stories in American Journalism. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2010.